Automatic gate



(No Model.)

D. B. BEATY.

AUTOMATIC GATE.

Patented Nov. 29 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID B. BEATY, OF MOORES HILL, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO 0. M. HUBBARD, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

AUTO MATIC GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,138, dated November 29, 1887.

Application filed "August 30, 1886. Renewed July 12, 1887, Serial No. 244,091. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID B. BEATY, of Moores Hill, in the county of Dearborn and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automatic Gates, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gate with my improved attachment thereon; Fig. 2, an enlarged perspective view of post and part of the gate, showing their connection; Fig. 3, an enlarged perspective view of the upper end of the post with the post-plate in position; Fig.

I5 4, an enlarged perspective view of the operating-lever, and Fig. 5 an end sectional view of Fig. 4..

Heretofore automatic gates as usually constructed have been very defective, inasmuch as they are expensive to make and cumbersome and uncertain in operation. I design to obviate these defects by providing a gate that is very simple in its construction and which can be easily and rapidly operated from either side, all of which will now be set forth in detail.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents an ordinary gate, and B the post, the said gate being hinged at its lower end rearwardly to the said post by means of an ordinary hinge, O. This hinge is designed to be constructed of sufficient strength to sustain the entire weight of the gate and at the same time permit of a slight inclination of the upper part of the gate, as

3 shown by dotted lines D in Fig. 2.

The plate E is designed to be bolted to the upper end of the post B by means of screws or bolts F, one edge being provided with a ver- I tical flange, G, sodisposed as to rest against 40 one edge of the post, preferably on the opposite side from the gate. This prevents all twisting or lateral movement ot the plate E, the for ward corners of the said plate E being provided with vertical lugs H, while midway be- 4 5 tween them I provide a cylindrical vertical lug, I. Rearwardlyfrom this lug I a groove, J, is formed within the upper face of the plate from the base of the said lug I. Upon this vertical lug I a lever, K, is placed, hinged thereon by means of an opening, L, so disposed as to receive the said lug I. Forwardly, a pendent hook, M, is formed, disposed to receive the eye of the hinge N, attached to the upper end of the gate. The opposite end of the lever K from the one having the hook M extends rear wardly back over the plate E at the upper end of the post B, and ends in an arm, 0, having at its lower end an opening, 1?. To this opening P, at the lower end of the arm 0, I attach horizontal rods Q, operating within staples on post It, extending out parallel with the drive and at right angles with the gate when closed. The opening L through the lever K is enlarged at its upper and lower ends, so that said lever may be slightly rocked or inclined, as shown in Fig. 5.

The swinging end of the gate is designed to have an ordinary latch, S,wh'ich engages with the catch T on the post U, so as to hold the gate in position when shut. hen the gateis 7o shut, the lever K is designed to extend directly across the face of the plate E, resting within the groove J. hen it is desired to open the gate and swing it either way, the rod is operated horizontally either way by means 7 5 of a handle,V, at each end. The simple movement of the rod Q in one direction will incline the arm 0 of the lever K into the position as shown by dotted linesW in Fig. 5. This throws the lower edge of the levcrK above the shoul- 8o der or edge of the grooveJ, and then by simply increasing the movement of the said rod Q the lever K is swung around, as shown in Fig.2, raising the forward end of the gate, carrying the latch S, sufficiently to raise the latch from the catch T of the post U. As will be noticed, the lug H is designed to allow thelever K only a slight movement by means of the rods Q. The same movement that raises the forward end of the gate also inclines the gate 0 rearwardly somewhat, so as to cause the gate to swing around laterally in the opposite direction from which the rod Qis moved,where it engages with the catch X on lateral posts, carrying the ends of the rods Q. In the same 5 manner, when it is desired to close the gate, the movement of the rod is reversed, which raises the forward end of the gate, carrying the latch S, and releases it irom the catch X; and the same movement of the lever also inclincs the gate sulficiently to cause it to swing around at right angles with the rods Q and again engage with the post U, and thus in this manner, as will readily be noticed, a single slight movement of the horizontal rod Q will release the gate either from the catchT or the 5 lateral catches X, and cause the gate to swing around either in opening or closing.

' Having described my invention,what I claim as new is 1. In an automatic gate, the combination of IO the plate E, having forwardly the lugs H and I and rearwardly the inclined groove J and angled edge G, with the lever K, pivoted by means of the opening L upon the vertical lug I, one end of the said lever having the hook M, 15 while the other has a downturned arm, 0, and eye P therein, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The combination of the gate A,having the hinges O and N, the lever K, having hook M and downturned arm Oj,and the rod Q,with the post B, and the plate E, having lugs H and I and groove J substantially as and for the purposes described. 7

In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, this 18th day of May, 1886, in the presence of witnesses.

DAVID B. BEA'IY.

Witnesses:

THOS. FERRITER, I. V. OANFIELD. 

